The Royal Frankish Annals Bishop Burchard of Wurzburg and the chaplain Fulrad approached Pope Zacharias and questioned whether the Frankish kings should possess royal power. Pepin was then commanded by virtue of Pope Zacharias’ apostolic authority to be made king of the Franks in the city of Soissons. This episode in the Royal Frankish Annals is a great example that shows the growing importance of Christianity and religion during the early Medieval Ages. Pope Zacharias appointed Pepin to be king
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The Battle Royal and the Lesson are different‚ yet similar great fiction written by Ralph Ellison and Toni Cade Bambara. The battle royal descriptions contain minute order‚ with details creating a word picture of place and setting: “It was a large room with a high ceiling. Chairs were set in neat rows around three sides of a portable boxing ring. The fourth side was clear‚ illuminating a gleaming space of polished floor.” (Macdonald) which leads to details interchanging with metaphors and similes
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criticized for being an outdated and meaningless organization based on oppressive values. In his article “A royal salute to the Commonwealth” (2011)‚ Peter Oborne responds the critique and gives an image of how an important and powerful role the Commonwealth will play in the future. Peter Oborne start commenting on Duke William and Duchess Kate’s first visit to Canada. Oborne followed them on their royal holiday when they visited Canada’s National War Memorial. The monument remembers the Canadian troops
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Dicey named ‘conventions’ the non-legal rules that regulate the way legal rules are applied . Prerogative powers are legal powers held by the crown but exercised by government without the authority from parliament. There is no doubt about their importance to the British constitution but their unwritten nature has caused disputes regarding their extent. Therefore some believe that conventions and prerogative powers should be codified. This could be in legal or non-legal form. Codification might clarify
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Ralph Ellison’s "Battle Royal" is a story about blindness and realization. It’s about conformity and uprising. "Battle Royal" is about wanting to please the very people who look at you as an inferior race. In this story‚ the narrator is moved from idealism to realism. He is awakened to a new world in which he finally sees the prejudice that exists and that is directed toward him. The story begins with the narrator reminiscing about the day his grandfather died. His grandfather delivered a speech
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“Princess Diana’s Eulogy” delivered by Diana’s brother‚ Earl Spencer‚ was given on the day of September 6‚ 1997‚ at her funeral in the Westminster Abbey. The day of September 7‚ 1997 was a very despairing day for Britain and the rest of the world. “Princess Diana’s Eulogy” shows the important impact that Diana had on others. As well as Diana’s influence‚ Earl Spencer showed a great connection between himself and Princess Diana. This speech demonstrates great use of the emotional appeal‚ manipulation
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and the other shift worker takes over. I call him Lazy Carl. Now‚ Lazy Carl is a great guy but a terrible employee. I’ll say something like “I really ought to work on that super important persuasive speech.” To which Lazy Carl counters “Yeah‚ but Princess Zelda is not going to save herself and let’s face it: the powers of Evil sure as heck aren’t taking the day off.” Or; “I really need to go to FHE this week.
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Articles Upon Princess Diana’s Death Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in Paris‚ France in 1997. She was divorced from England’s Prince Charles and a mother to Princes William and Harry. In her life‚ she was known for her philanthropy and her marriage with the Prince. The accident was known around the world and many newspapers and news programs wrote articles about the late Princess’s death. The Queen of England and Princess Diana’s brother Lord Spencer spoke about the Princess in a televised
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interesting. Instead of finding simple graves like before‚ Woolley had stumbled upon four tombs of elites‚ filled with riches of gold and other amazing monuments to Mesopotamian culture. But in my opinion the most fascinating pieces of art discovered in the Royal Tombs are the Lyres of Ur‚ which have a rich blend of Sumerian history as well as a beautiful and artistic design. The Lyres of Ur are one of the earliest known musical stringed instruments and give a glimpse into Sumerian
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Dr. Christina Bueno gave an informative and interesting speech on the history on archeology in Mexico. Other than taking a history of Latin America‚ I have not studied much of the ancient cultures in Mexico‚ but I was very interested in the material Dr. Bueno went over. In her speech‚ she goes over only three of the ten-thousand archeological sites in Mexico. My favorite one she went over was on the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. I was fascinated how the city was organized and just how enormous it was
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